Section 3: Using the web interface
Series 3700A System Switch/Multimeter User's Manual
The simplest method is to click a connection. The channel changes state to open or closed. When the
channel is open, the connection will look similar to one of the following graphics (the actual item on
the web interface depends on the installed card):
Figure 14: Series 3700A web interface relay open
Figure 15: Series 3700A web interface relay open
When the channel is closed, the connection will look similar to one of the following:
Figure 16: Web interface closed channel
Figure 17: Web interface relay closed
To specify the type of close, select a Channel Action Type from the box in the upper right before
closing a channel. The options are:
•
Channel Close
: Close the selected channel without affecting the state of any other channels.
•
Exclusive Slot Close
: Close the selected channel and open any closed channels in the same
slot.
•
Exclusive Close
: Close the selected channel and open any closed channels in the instrument
(the only closed channel is the selected channel).
You can open all channels in a slot by clicking
Open Slot
.
You can open all channels in the instrument by clicking
Open All
.
For more information on opening and closing channels, see "Working with channels" in the Series
3700A Reference Manual.
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